Introductory Lesson Plan for Orwell's "1984"
Help students think about the effects of extreme external controls being imposed upon someone, to set the scene for learning about Winston Smith’s …
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The Outsiders Lesson Plans: Cooperative Learning Lesson Plan
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a great coming-of-age novel that touches upon many themes, the main one being the eternal conflict between high school …
Continue ReadingTeaching Characterization with A Streetcar Named Desire Lesson Plan
Teaching characterization in Tennessee William’s A Streetcar Named Desire delights the thousands of students who read it in high school English …
Continue ReadingHow to Develop Writing Workshops: What to do After the Final Draft?
Your student just finished his final draft, or published copy, during writing workshop. What does he do next? Experts of writing workshop will often …
Continue ReadingTwilight Lesson Plan for High School English
Teen girls all over the globe are madly in love with Edward Cullen. In fact, there are diehard “Twilighters” who eat, sleep and breathe …
Continue ReadingWrite a Speech For the President: High School Lesson Plan
Powerful speeches use imagery, unique vocabulary and other literary techniques to achieve a goal of entrancing the listener. Read some examples of …
Continue ReadingResearch Lesson Plan and Research Tips: Using Magazines with Your Students
There’s more to reading a magazine than looking at the pictures. Teach your students what they can do with this research lesson plan.
Continue ReadingTeaching 'An Inspector Calls': Character Analysis & Oral Presentation
‘An Inspector Calls’ is a popular play to study in English Literature classrooms. The dominant theme of social responsibility pervades the …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Hamlet: Analysis of Hamlet Lesson Plan
For advanced level literature courses teachers frequently focus on developing critical thinking and analytical skills. Here is a lesson plan for an …
Continue ReadingIdeas for Teaching How to Write Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusions
This article explains how teachers can teach the parts of an essay, introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.
Continue ReadingOral Presentation on The Merchant of Venice Lesson Plan
‘The Merchant of Venice’ provides a fascinating text. Although it may not be the most popular of Shakespeare’s dramas, it does …
Continue ReadingTips for Developing Your Oral Presentation Skills
Before your oral presentation, use this guide. You’ll learn more and you won’t feel like scraping your eyelids with a fork.
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